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C.E.R.
President Mossicki of Poland, who was married yostorday.
PRESIDENTIAL ROMANCE
DR. MOSZICKI WEDS SECRETARY
Warsaw, Oct. 10. The President of Poland has discovered romance after 65 years.
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三興禮 魏一十月十英港香.
* WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11; 1933. B
CRISIS DEVELOPMENTS
SOVIET REQUESTS
REJECTED
ALLEGED POLICE THREATS T
EMPLOYEES
HOSTILITY CONTINUES
MOSCOW, OCT. 10.
A GRAVE VIEW IS TAKEN OF THE SITUA- TION ARISING FROM THE ARREST OF FOUR SOVIET EMPLOYEES OF THE CHINESE EAST- ERN RAILWAY AND THE INTERFERENCE OF "MANCHUKUO” WITH THE NORMAL MANAGE-
MENT.
Further incidents are occurring almost hourly and the Tass Agency to-day issues details of fresh develop- ments. The Soviet does not make any attempt to hide the fact that the whole question of joint management of} the railway is now being fought out.
Although much correspondence that the continuance of diplomatic has already passed concerning the relations between Japan and tho arrest of the Soviet employeca Sovial depends on the "Soviet's without providing any satisfaction response to some form of de- for the Moscow Government, M. marcho which Japan will make Slavutsky, the Soviet Cousul-shortly in this matter,” Gomeral in Harbin, to-day made a Denying that General Hishikart formal enquiry regarding the is planning to selzo the Chinese charges on which the arrests were Eastern Railway with the co- operation of Manchukuo, the spokesman emphasized that if trouble with the Soviet was con- templated, the Sixth Division would not have been withdrawn to Japan. The withdrawal of this Division has been nearly completed.-Reuter.
made.
..
A representative of the Man- chukuo Foreign Office replied that they are "merely arrested for He was married to-day to his examination" in connexion with secretary, Maria Dobrzanska, who an inquiry concerning suspected carlier this year
divorced transgressions of duty. from her husband, Captain M. Slavutsky insisted upon their Nagorna, by spectal Pap dia- immediate release. The Manchu-
FRESH FRICTION. pensation.
kuo representative undertook to Large crowds turned out to see forward the request to his govern- The Soviet General Manager of
declared that the wedding which was attended by ment, but
the the C.E.R. has countermanded all would not be orders issued by the Manchukuoj the Prime Minister, M. Alexander Consul-General Pryator, while Cardinal Kokowsky allowed to visit the arrested men.assistant manager, resulting in bicased the union.
Dr. Ignatius Monzicki, who will
MANCHURIANS RETIRE.
considering
serious complications.
Manchukuo Assistant counter measures-Router.
be 66 years of age in December The Manchurian and who has never married before, Manager of the Railway has re- has been President of Polard since quested the chairman of the Coun- 1926, although he is still regarded cil of the Administration to reco SIR very much in the light of an in-nise the Manchurians appointed to strument in the hands of Marshal the Council in the place of the Pilsudaki, the real ruler of Poland. Soviet employees.
The chairman refused, upon He belongs to no political parts which the Manchurian members of His interests are selentific, being an expert in electro-chemistry. He the Council left the gathering en discovered the electrical process for masse and the meeting closed tho synthetic manufacture of owing to the lack of a quorum,
nitrates and also devised a comden- ser which was valuable in the carly days of wireless telegraphy. -Renter.
SOCIALIST RIOTS
NEWSPAPER BAN SEQUEL
POLICE CHARGES IN VIENNA
MANCHULI THREATS.
First
JOHN SIMON OFF
TO GENEVA
Attends Meeting of Cabinet
London, Oct. 10:
154.00. PER ANNUM
FORT
DUNLOP Fort TYRES
are made for those who prefer SUPERLATIVE QUALITY
IMPROVED GENEVA TONE
AMERICAN STRIKE SCENES:-Top, National Guardsman alter scenes of violence; left below, a woman addressing workers; right, encouragement by the womenfolk.
THE MOTOR
SHOW
CARS FROM £100 TO £4,000
NEW FEATURES AT OLYMPIA
London, Oct. 10. The International Motor Show which will open at Olympia on Thursday and which will con-
INDEPENDENCE ACT REJECTED
Philippines Sonate Supported
-Manila, Oct-10- The House of Represen- tatives to-day approved by. 58 votes to 22, the action of the Sonate in rejecting the Philippines Independence Act.-Reuter.
It is reported from Chita that The Foreign Secretary, Sir John tinue for ten days, is attracting NEW ANTI-WAR
the Manchukua police are threaten-Simon, left Croydon by air. for
ing C... employees with punlah-Paris this afternoon, and is pro-large numbers
of visitors to
TREATY
ment if they do not obey the orders ceeding to Geneva by to-night's London from abroad. of the Munchukuo nominee who train. Before leaving London he replaced the arrested Soviet chief received the German Ambassador, of the show is the adoption at of the depot at Manchali-Kerter. Doctor Von Hoesch,
Sir John. Simon had originally HISHIKARI PAPERS.. Intended to proceed to. Geneva Tokyo, Oct. 10, | Inst week-end, but delayed his de-
Six years ago,, the self-change The expulsion of the Tass cor-parture to be present at yester- respondent in Tokyo, because he day's. Cabinet meeting, when the pre-selective device was pioneer- circulated the text of the Moscow fatest developments in the Discd by a British firm and this has revelations in regard to Japan's armament situation, Including the set a fashion which has, in vary- SIX.
coming forms, been adopted by all the con-leading manufacturers,
Undoubtedly the main feature
models of simplified gear mechun- SOUTH AMERICAN least by practically all the British
Ism.
alleged plans to seize the Chinese Eastern Railway, is possible.
The revelations were given pro- minence in this morning's press, which carries brief but indignant comments,
The Yomiuri urges that unless the Soviet apologises and with- draws the allegations, the Tass Agency in Tokyo should be closed
German "observations,” munfented last week, were |sidered. British Wircless.
ANGLO-AMERICAN DEBT TALKS
Vienna, Oct. 10. Serious-riots have broken out at Ottakring, the work-and the Railway negotiations RESUMPTION MADE AT
here (for the sale of the Chinese
ing-class suburb of Vienna, Eastern Ballway) discontinued. following a Socialist demon- The paper is inclined to align it stration of protest against self with the reactionaries who the Government's ban on the lations with the Soviet.
are urging the sovorando of re- Arbeiter Zeitung.
High indignation in Sociallat
to
WASHINGTON
London, Dat. 10. The Anglo-American debt talks wero resumed at Washington to
day.
Sir Frederick Leith Ross of the INTENSE INDIGNATION. |British Treasury, Sir Ronald Lind-j
Bay the British Ambassador, and' Intense Indignation at Moscow's Mr. Bowler, Financial Secretary
PACT
U.S. STRIKE MENACE
CONTINUE TO HAMPER RECOVERY
GERMANY'S GESTURE
TERMS FOR PACT ACCEPTANCE
FRANCO-GERMAN TALKS
Geneva, Oct. 10. An important... 'and' un- expected development
disarmament position the
curred to-night, although
the prospects. have.not been distinctly improved, except as showing a more friendly atmosphere.
Hert Nadolny, the chief Germani delegate, called upon the Frenchị. Foreign Secretary, M. Paul Bon- cour, and was closetod with him for about ninety minutes, during which! their rival standpoints were dis! cussed from every angle.
Herr Nadolny was markedly con-i cillatory. He expressed the sincere," desire of his government to reach; a solution of the disarmament ques- tion, but they were compelled to take the stand that the convention! must be such that Germany could! freely accept, and carry out..
The whole tone of Herr Nadólny's approach was friendly, but M. Paul Boncour emphasised. that! France was unable to make con- cessions on the fundamental points.! -Reuter.
LONDON CHINESE AND DOUBLE TENTH
Celebrations at China House
London, Oct. 10. Sixty Chinese students and numerous British friends" packed China House to-day at an informa
CODE DISPUTES ten party held in celebration of
Washington, Oct. 10. Conflicts between workers and employers, the con- tinuance of strikes all over the country, continue, to hinder progress towards recovery.
Thensinds of steel and coni strikers in the Pittsburg area re- turned to work to-day, but there are still thirty-five thousand miners refusing to return to work in Western Pennsylvania.
Coal strikes continue to create serious problems for Indiana,
COUNTRIES Illinois, Kentucky and Alabama.
SIGN
Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 10.
SILK STRIKE. Drivers' of 'new models are thus
Meanwhile, silk strikers from relicved of all mechanical. anxiety
New Jersey and Pennsylvania are and an important contribution is
A new anti-war treaty which protesting vigorously against the | thereby made to rond safety,
is hoped will serve to stabilisewage provided in the Silk Industry The respeptive numbers of cars conditions in South America Code, and ten thousand automobile and chasis on view will be Bri- has been drawn up and signed and tool and die strikers have |tain 205, Cañada and the United States 34, France 33taly 14, Bel-by the leading States of Central protested to the N.R.A. alleging
and South America.
that their employers are deliberate-: ly violating the Recovery Act. gium 4. and Czacho-Slovakia 1.
The anti-war treaty outlaws aggressions. und. the forcible ne-
The possibility of the National quisition of territory.
Recovery Administration regulat.
The prices of the models range from £105;1σ £3,540.--British Wireless, ¿
KINGSFORD SMITH
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It was signed at Rio to-day by Ing all wages soon is now en- the representatives of Argentina, visaged. Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay
the anniversary of the Republic
The guests were received by Mr. Su Lee-chang, the warden of China House.
The celebrations will conclude to-night with a dance at the Hambone Club-Router.
U.S. WHEAT EXPORT SUBSIDY
Agreement Signed by Mr. Wallace
Washington, Oct. 10: Mr. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculturo, has signed the Wheat Marketing agreement, sub, sidising the export of about 15,000,- 000 bushels of surplus wheat from the North-West States..
The export of the cereal wil},
start almost immediately Router
STOP PRESS
and Uruguay in the presence of of difficulties be studied with a A suggestion that this solution
Washington, Oct. 10, Imany diplomats (and notablilties.
Following the war debt con view to adoption was made by versations to-day, Mr. Acheson re- The only notable absentee from Senator Wagner, in the course of that
the list of signatories is Bolivia, an appeal to the National, Federa-Houshed Sir Frederick Toll-
oven now engaged in a disputation of Labour to persuade its world economic conditione, un with Paraguay (n signatory) remembers to arbitrale before foreseon when the settlement was garding territorial rights in the striking. Gran Chaco.
London, Oct.10. Air Commodore Sir Charles:
Other South American States, Kingsford Smith, who left England Peru and Colombla among them, last Wednesday to fly to Australia, are expected to adhere to the continues to make record progress. Treaty shortly-Router.
To-day he renched Sourabaya in
CONSUMERS' BOARD.
made, ne justification for the ro duction of Britain's obligations.
No suggestion was advanced The Consumers' Board hins de in mind to offer as a basin of regarding the amount Britain had cided to create local branches to settlement. provont profiteering and has also The British delegate annerled
circles ut the notion has let the publication, of the alleged Hight to the British Embassy, represented Well Inside the Scott leaders are at present undecided. kari documents is expressed by the British Government, while Mr. the War Office, where a spokes-Acheson, United States Under The rank and file, however, mun Intimated that the Army is Secretary, to Treasury, and. Mr. took matters into their own banda insisting 'that tho Foreign Livesoy represented the American Inst night and Berlous disturbances Minister, Mr. Hirota, protest Government--British Wireless. occurred.
strongly, backing his protest with Mounted police charged the de-n demand for comploto retraction monstratora, Injuring several and] and an admission that the docu-
London, Oct. 10. making many arrests boforo peace ments are spurious, together with that the ordinary revenue for the The latest Treasury returns show was restored.
a warping that sterner netian current financial year up will be taken if the Soviet de October 7, amounted to £287,228, covered over anven thousand miles Graptham, Str. C. W. Coyah and Mr. tury of the Interior. Dopartment, had interfered with payments. In BRIDGES CUARDED,
to the Dutch East Indies, having Mr. IL Hall, Mr. A. W o . appealed to Mr. Jekes, the Secre that the United States inriff wall clinos,
723. At the corresponding date of in six days, and B. A. Froule were among passengers to postpone the plane for fixing goods thus limiting the scope in Extra police have now been
FOREIGN OFFICE ATTITUDE. Inst year, the amount stood at drafted into other working-class
Ho is using a new all-British Per-who left the Colony aboard the s.a. the price of all because, it la con- which transfors could be made. £280,725,041.
Prealdent Coolidge at midnight.tonded, the consumers, petroleum The negotiations will be resum- districts of Vionna ns a precau- The Foreign Omice is equally
cival Gull low-winged. Moth nero-An The ordinary expenditure to date pinne, and is at present well ahead
bill will be increased at the rato ed to-morrow Reuter." tionary measure in consequence Indignant, but is awaiting ro- for the current year totalled £850 on the schedule of the existing
of, $600,000,000 per annum, while of further demonstrations, while ports from the Japanese Am-670,238, which is about. £33,600,000 England-Australia record of oightminded that entries for the Contract not be increneed undor the Code, Members of the Peak Club are re-the wages of all employees will all entrances to the city bridges bassador to Moscow beforo do- Ices than the total ordinary expand days, 20 hours 47 minutes set up Bridge Tournament to be held in the by more over the Danube are heavily ciding on a definite line of action. turo at the corresponding date of last year by Mr. Charles Scott Club on Saturday, at 9.30 p.m. will
thun $125,000 guarded by police.-Reuter. A spokesman fatimated to-day last year--British Wireless.
Reuter.
British Wireless.
Itlose at 0 p.m. on Friday.